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#761 Re: Guns N' Roses » Matt Sorum's book leaks online. » 335 weeks ago
Between the bashing of Slash and Duff it kind of lends to my own theory that Matt thinks there is still a window for him to become a part of the NITL thing. Why would he leave Axl so squeaky clean otherwise?
On that, later on he is sent a text from Fernando:
I got a text message from Axl’s manager, Fernando, who I had first met (along with his mother, Beta) when he was a young kid from Brazil that Axl decided to take under his wing.
“Hey there bud,” he wrote. “How are you? Just reaching out to see how your schedule is looking. Wondering if you’re interested in joining the band on a few shows and a few songs. Let me know.”
I stared at my phone; I could hardly believe my eyes. I replied a little later, copying my manager, saying I would check my calendar.
Johnny and I hadn’t even left the island before my manager called to say that Fernando had offered to pay all my travel expenses and hotel costs if I agreed to join the band. That was the only form of payment I would get. I asked my manager to get back to them with a polite no thanks.
On Axl, I think he goes easier on him because he didn't spend as much time around him as the other two. He's still critical of him BUT it seems most of his venom is for Slash and Duff. I mean he was only bandmates with Axl for like a few years. He was musical bandmates with Duff for 28 years.
#762 Re: Guns N' Roses » Matt Sorum's book leaks online. » 335 weeks ago
slashsfro wrote:I read through most of the GNR section of his book today. The interesting thing is that it basically paints Slash as being sort of a two face and Duff as spineless (sound familiar?).
Speaking of which, one of the last chapters of the book is about Duff and let's just say I lost a lot of respect for him. He even bad mouths Frank (Duff does). I ended up empathizing a lot with Matt Sorum (not my favorite GNR member) during that entire chapter. Just brutal to read.
The Frank part to me reeks of sour grapes but I haven’t read it. Any more detail?
Sure Duff and Matt are talking (this is around 2014, when the reuinon rumors first started), and Matt is asking about generally what's going on. And they are still good friends at this point. Matt just sort of wants clarification--and he wants to be the drummer. I have a tendency to believe Sorum--even if it comes off as self serving a bit.
Oh, this hasn't been mentioned here but the book has been cancelled and will not be published. Oh another part that was kind of funny:
Axl firing Rick Rubin.
Here's the passage
I continued to call Duff, but he was constantly evading me, and I realized he wasn’t telling the truth. “Duff, what’s going on?” I said.
“Well, Axl wants to use his drummer,” he said. “But the guy can’t even play the drums. I’ve gotta talk to Axl and say I really can’t play with this guy.”
Wait! Back up!” I said. “What do you mean you don’t think he’s very good? And you can’t fucking tell Axl? That would be the first thing I’d say if I was the bass player and you were the drummer. Why do you think I
asked you to play in the Vampires? Because you’re my favorite bass player.”
“Come on, man.”
“No. . . . Go to Axl and tell him you want me on drums. Period. Now’s the time.”
“Oh, man,” Duff said, his voice kind of shrinking. “I already signed the deal.”
#763 Re: Guns N' Roses » Matt Sorum's book leaks online. » 335 weeks ago
I read through most of the GNR section of his book today. The interesting thing is that it basically paints Slash as being sort of a two face and Duff as spineless (sound familiar?).
Speaking of which, one of the last chapters of the book is about Duff and let's just say I lost a lot of respect for him. He even bad mouths Frank (Duff does). I ended up empathizing a lot with Matt Sorum (not my favorite GNR member) during that entire chapter. Just brutal to read.
#764 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 335 weeks ago
Do you not think Trumps presidency is a symptom of the mainstream left having already headed too far left more most people?
Disagree. How is the US headed too far left? What policies have been enacted that leads to this conclusion? Obama governed as a moderate.
Trump won because Hiliary took the midwest and PA for granted. If you want to be totally honest, he represents a minority of the worst that this country has to offer.
#765 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl’s “ridiculous demands” » 335 weeks ago
To me it's a double edged sword, HE NEEDED the GNR name to sell the project, but he would have been better off (creatively speaking) just going a solo route for a while, until the inevitable reunion happened.
Sad that the words he said in those late 90s-early 2000s interviews were prophetic.
#766 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 335 weeks ago
Cusack's one of those actors that I didn't realize how much I actually liked.
He deserved to have a better career. Unlike other major actors from the 80s, the breakout role to send him to the next level never materialized.
He got pigeonholed as a romantic comedy guy which didn't help.
Speaking of actor's from the 80s, does Mickey Rourke get overlooked now? He has a ton of great/decent films from the 80s. I watched Prayer for the Dying the other day. He pulled off an Irish accent pretty well. Year of the Dragon (got pacing issues though) and Angel Heart are pretty good too.
I'm thinking about digging into Charlie sheen's filmography as well. A while back I watched a pretty good film of his The Boys Next Door, sort of a precursor to Natural Born Killers and Kalifornia (probably Pitt's best acting performance). I think I liked it more than Natural Born Killers, it seemed more authentic and it portrayed the bleakness of small town USA in the 80s.
#767 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 336 weeks ago
The Numbers Station: some B movie type with John Cusack. Watchable but nothing else. Cusack's one of those actors that I didn't realize how much I actually liked. There's a littany of films like High Fidelity, Grosse Point Blank, Being John Malkovich, that I really like.
Same with Nicholas Cage, I finally watched 8MM a while back. And it's a really solid/great film. Joquain Phoenix was also great in that as Cage's guide into LA underground porn scene. Cage gets shit on because he now does all types of films for money. He's a great actor...you just have to sift through the amount of crap he's done.
#768 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl’s “ridiculous demands” » 336 weeks ago
That's been the only thing consistent. His inability to release music over the past 25 years or so. Can't blame ANYONE but him. Old fart artists manage to release more than him, even some that died or whatever.
The guy just doesn't want to release music. It's on him. And if he doesn't it's his choice. I'm just not under the illusion that he's working hard or whatever they say in interviews.
#769 Re: The Sunset Strip » Oasis Breakup » 336 weeks ago
I don't know if it's Britpop, but I've been listening to the Cranberries and they're kind of catchy. Helps that the lead singer has a unique voice. I find Garbage also very catchy. A while back I listened to Portishead' debut album a lot. Perfect for a rainy day type.
#770 Re: The Garden » Covid 19 » 336 weeks ago
I'm going to disagree here with James a little. Depending on where you live, this is still a big deal. Florida just had 1,300 new cases and I think Wisconsin had an uptick in cases the other day.
